Tag: Life & Tradition

Football Coach Cancels Workout, Sends Team to Shovel Snowy Driveways for Neighbors in Need

Amid severe weather warnings, a Pennsylvania high school football coach canceled the workout session and gave his team an instruction to instead shovel a snowy driveway for an elderly or disabled neighbor. Forty players, some as young as 13, followed through the instruction of Brian DeLallo, head coach of Bethel Park High School, and cleared driveways…


Texas Kickboxing Instructor ‘Dies’ at Gym But Colleagues Bring Him Back to Life From Sudden Cardiac Arrest

After a near-death experience—collapsing during a fitness class in a Texas gym—Alvino Santana is thankful to be alive, and knows that each day is a gift. The 56-year-old from Katy almost died last October while teach a kickboxing class in an L.A. Fitness in West Houston. Suffering a cardiac arrest, for a few moments his…


Aesop’s Fables: The Miller, His Son, and Their Donkey

Aesop (c. 620–564 B.C.) was a Greek storyteller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as “Aesop’s Fables.” His tales, with their moral value, have long influenced our culture and civilization, contributing not only to the education and character building of children, but also, with their universal appeal, to the self-reflection of adults…


Gatlinburg’s Best Breakfast Is at Crockett’s

Crockett’s Breakfast Camp in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, which churns out huge home-cooked breakfasts and a fascinating hillbilly history, honors the work of the dedicated frontiersman and soldier David C. “Crockett” Maples (born in 1840) and his wife Mary R. Ogles, who were known for serving the best breakfast in the Smoky Mountains. Lumbering was a huge…


Man Becomes First Double Amputee to Sail Around World After 7.5 Years at Sea—After Tragic Motorcycle Accident

Awakening after being hit by a truck while riding his motorcycle in Kona, Hawaii, Dustin Reynolds felt the bloody stump of his left arm, and instantly saw the hard road ahead, he said. The rest of his life would be difficult. Cellphone in his right hand, he had a choice to make—he chose to live….


Rare 555.55-Carat Black Diamond Believed to Be From Outer Space Gets Unveiled in Dubai

The world’s largest known cut diamond, a rare 555.55-carat black diamond, went on display for the first time in auction house Sotheby’s Dubai on Monday, and it’s literary out of the world. Sotheby’s calls the 555.55-carat black diamond—believed to have come from outer space—“The Enigma.” Sophie Stevens, a jewelry specialist at Sotheby’s Dubai, told The…


As Schools Remain Mired in Onerous COVID Policies, Now May Be the Time to Homeschool

While homeschooling has been steadily growing in popularity for decades, the last two years brought on an explosion. It seems that a pandemic, a mature internet, and increased awareness among parents provided the perfect storm for millions to take matters into their own hands. I asked Kerry McDonald, a senior education fellow at the Foundation…


The Return of the Buffalo

On a mild fall day in October 1907, a large buffalo bull by the name of Comanche arrived in Comanche County, Oklahoma, and was met at the train station by Quanah Parker, a Comanche Indian chief. Chief Quanah dressed in full war feathers, which wasn’t common since he had come off the war trail and…


Lone Freezing Woman Asking for Ride on Her 80th Birthday Gets Treat From 2 Strangers

Upon meeting an elderly woman standing alone on a busy Idaho street, asking strangers for a ride to her favorite eatery, two men decided to help her out. When they learned it was her 80th birthday, they went one step beyond, treating her to breakfast themselves. Benjamin Whiteleather of Boise, Idaho, told The Epoch Times…


Astronomers Discover Mysterious Mirror Image Galaxy Cluster in Deep Space, Finally Solve Cosmic Mystery

A strange “mirror image” galaxy cluster in deep space, sighted billions of light-years away, was discovered a few years ago and researchers are now starting to wrap their heads around it—and grasping the “carnival funhouse mirrors” of outer space was key in unravelling the mystery. Gazing into deep space through NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is a…